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sound basis for estimating total production. There is. still need for better refinement 
of the sampling technique, especially in the large forested areas in the four north- 
eastern counties of the State, 
Table 2. -- Resident Waterfowl Observed in Eastern Washington, Summer 1950 
oat in parenthesis is the percentage of total identified waterfowl for the area 
listed 
Species Areal Area2 Area3 Area4 Area5 Areaé Misc. Total 







| 1249 1204 354 1307 941 1167 290 6512 
Mallard (33.5) (44.5) = (22.0) | (28.0) (20.4) (39.1) (57.0) (32.3) 
B-w. or Ginn. 532 290 328 730 708 237 15 2840 
Teal (14.3) (10.7) (20.4) (15.6) (15.3) (7.9) (2.9) (13.6) 
123 224 34 527 431 255 1594 
Baldpate ( 3.3) (8.3) (2.0). (1.3) (9.3) (6-5) (177) 
182 277 154 246 128 272 28 | 1287 
Redhead ( 4.9) (10.2) (9.6) (5.3) (2.7) (9.1) (5.5) { 6.2) 
71 223 393 382 190 1259 
Scaup (1.9) ( 8.2) ( 8.5) (8.3) ( 6.4) ( 6.1) 
155 201 135 274 180 296 16 1257 
Ruddy (4.2) (7.4) (8.4) (5.9) (3.9) (9.9) (3.1) ( 6.9) 
443 37 153 192 244 117 4 1190 
G-w. teal (ih9) (14a CRE CAD, 053) 13.9) -€ ce 4 B27 
242 16 78 264 256 167 73 1096 
Pintail (6.5) ( .6) (4.9) (5.7) (5.5) (5.6) (14.3) ( 5.3) 
165 2 169 160 243 5) 3 793 
Shoveler ( 4.4) ( .07) (10.5) (3.4) (5.3) (1.7) ( .6)) ( 3.8) 
6 73 27 491 4 3 604 
Canada goose ( .2) (2.7) (1.7) (10.6) ( .1) ( .6) (2.9) 
134 16 118 149 - 111 3 531 
Unid. teal (3.6) ( .6) (2.5) (3.2) (3.7) ( .6) (2.6) 
l 11 36 1 1 50 
Canvasback ( .03) ( .4) ({ .8) ( .02) ( .03) ( .2) 
Barrow's + 5 5 114 et: 140 
, 2 2 6 1 19 30 
Ring-necked 4 3 l 13 33 54 
quekee” | (00.0% 21) ( ath “Ci heey. (ap (6,5) oe 82 
22 1 2 24 10 59 
Bufflchead! { 6) “(-704)' 80 3) 0 e8)e Ce) 
Hooded 4 3 7 
American 1 . 6 7 
premeenger soe ee ee le A 
Coots 293 46) 998 775 637 756 39 3,959 
Unidentified 225 21 - .95 137 10,180. 64 2000 12, 722 
Grand Total 4248 3188 2701 5582 15,432 | 3807 2548 . 37,506 
